The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

spirit of peace alone this testimonial is
rendered, not by enemies but by friends of Eng
hands best interest. In the spirit of peace sure
and soon to crown your efforts accept 1t. Peace
and new life for Ireland, peace and new strength
for England peace and friendship between Eng
land.and America"
GLADsToNE's REPLY.
Mr. Walters having read the engrossed
address, Mr. Gladstone, who had made some
notes during the proceedings, spoke with
great doliberation and feeling. AT
ter praising the beauty of the
gift he said he did not think
so much of what he deserved, or might
fairly claim, as of the profound and ire
presSible interest of America in the great
Irish cause. [Cries of "Hear, hearr'l He
woul not dwell upon himself further
than to say that, while in public life
praise and blame came from all quarters
freely. Praise generally came in a manner
of which, for the most part, public men
could not complain. The case of America
was peculiar in this respect. From
America he had never had anything
but most generous treatment, un-
mixed indulgence for and appreciation
of whatever efforts it had been in his power
to make, a most generous Interpretation of
anything he had said or done and disposi-
tion outrunning alike his expectations or
wishes to interpret his conduct not wisely
but in a manner which the largest
charity would scarcely suffice to
account for. He would not dwell upon per-
sonal matters, which were of minor impor-
tance on such an occasion, but he had
hardly a greater consolation than the unani-
nous support he had received in America in
the present struggle. [Hear hear1 Some
of his countrymen, in false po-
sition wherein they had placed
themselves, expressed certain jealousy of
American interference in English affairs
Was he to consider interference of one ma
tion by the expression of its opinions of the
affairs of another unjustifiable and intolera-
blea If so that sentence would fall heavily
upon England, because she had
been interfering in everybody's concern
throughout the world, instructing coun-
tries what they ought to do and how to do
it, 1t was much too late, under these cir
cumstances, to object to tho conduct of
Americans when they ventured to advise
us on the Irish question. 1t would be
monstrous and unusual if Americans did
not do it, for the feelings of humanity re
quired it at their hands. [Cheers.l 1t was
not merely an expression of opinion from
America. England has long been the recipi-
ent of American aims. This great, ancient
and wealthy country was not ashamed to
partake of the growing wealth of America
We receive American aims to tighten famine
in Ireland. 1t is our business, If possible, to
prevent it,. or if it arises to bear the
cost thereof. We have received American
aims not for that alone, but for the removal
from Ireland to happier land of large
portion of the population which Lord Sails
bury recently designated as a burdensome
engagement upon the soil. While Amer
cas- operations and remittances were con
fined to these purposes nobody
complained, but we had now
reached another period, when the
tIau Of An1c
form, the Irish people,were no longer fight
ing their battle through secret societies,
they were no longer driven to assert what
they thought were their rights by move
ments against the public authority, but they
were fighting great parliamentary con
flict, and they had the support of hardly one
i'll hundred of the propertied classes
in ireland. America had once
more, to what extent he did not know, for
he was ignorant of the details, administered
to the wants of Ireland to enable her TO
assert her rights in constitutional manner
by pecuniary means which were absolutely
inseparable from every public operation or
struggle. America having done that there
were expressions of surprise and Indignation,
of regret and horror, and the assertion
of foreign conspiracy cry was
raised Give us your money for our land
lords, to take away our emigrants of whom
we want to get rid, to bear the cost of
famine for which we ought to provide, and
we will not complain but assist our fellow
subjects to fight the battle of liberty
in accordance with our laws and
the constitution and Immediately
we Indignantly expostulate and complain
to the world that you are interfering with
Irish institutions. [Cheersl He continued
that the whole civilized world in its litera-
ture favored the cause of Ireland
He had challenged men who knew more
than himself to produce single author of
repute who did not severely and unmiti-
gatedly condemn England. The challenge
was unanswered. [Cheers. Criticising the
coercion bill, Mr.. Gladstone said it
was passed by men, a majority of whom
when elected opposed coercion and CON
demned the permanent feature of the act
and the suppression of societies in Ireland
He regretted that the American depu-
tation had come at a time of retro
gression. There was. one consolation. IL
was impossible that love of liber-
ty should recede from the people.
He believed that the people, as represented
by the present Parliament, were deceived
and deluded people, but the recent elections
showed that they were awakening.
[Cheers.l The cause of liberty would tri-
umph eventually, when Americans, and
mankind generally, British mankind
especially, would rejoice